Brined Garlic Dill Pickles Food

REFRIGERATOR GARLIC DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Bring brine solution of water, vinegar & salt to a boil, then turn off burner.
• In an ice cream bucket, layer dill head(s), garlic chunks, onion slices and cucumbers. Small cucumbers can be thrown in whole. Larger cucumbers should be quartered.
• Pour warm (not hot) brine over the cucumbers and place a plate on top to keep the cucumbers submerged. Cover bucker & put in frig. Pickles can be eaten after 5 day. Pickles will last in frig for 9 - 12 months.
• NOTE: Other ingredients (such as hot peppers, whole black pepper corns, mustard seeds, red pepper flakes, etc. ) can be added to the ice cream bucket for a different flavor sensation.

OLD-FASHIONED GARLIC DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Place five garlic clove halves and five dill heads in each of three hot 1-quart jars. Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1/2 in. of the top., In a large saucepan, bring water, vinegar, salt and pepper flakes to a boil. Carefully ladle hot liquid over cucumbers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add remaining five garlic clove halves to each jar. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

NANA MAE'S GARLIC DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Boil together vinegar, water and salt.
• Wash cukes and cut into spears.
• Pack in five clean and hot (Sterilized)right from the oven, 1-quart canning jars.
• To each jar add 1-3 cloves of garlic, and 2-3 flowers of dill.
• Add boiling liquid.
• Seal with a hot lid. Allow to cool, then store on a shelf in your cupboard.

CROCK POT GARLIC DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Rinse and dry cucumbers.
• Slice ends off, then half lengthwise.
• Combine all ingredients except cucumbers in crockpot.
• Stir to dissolve salt.
• Add cucumbers and weigh them down with a couple of salad plates so that all pickles are submerged.
• Put on lid.
• DO NOT TURN ON THE CROCKPOT!
• Allow to sit for six days.
• Put pickles into clean mason jars along with brine and refrigerate.
• If you want to make whole pickles, cut off the blossom ends and soak for 11 days.

DILL PICKLES-(ONE JAR AT A TIME)

Steps:

• Place heads of dill and garlic in hot sterilized quart jar. Fill with small cucumbers to within 1 inch of top.
• Brine: Combine water, venegar and salt in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Pour over cucumbers to within 1/4 inch of top with boiling vinegar.
• Seal.
• Makes one quart.

BRINED GARLIC DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers in cold water then dry on rack or wipe dry.
• Place half the pickle spices, garlic and a layer of dill in a 5 gallon crock or jar.
• Fill the container with cucumbers to within 3-4 inches from top.
• Place a layer of dill and remaining spices and garlic on top of cucumbers.
• Thoroughly mix the vinegar, salt and water and pour over the cucumbers.
• Cover with a heavy plate (weigh it down with a jar of water) so that the cucumbers stay under the brine.
• Cover loosely with a towel.
• Keep pickles at room temperature and remove scum daily when it forms, (3-5 days).
• Do not stir pickles but make sure they are always covered with brine.
• If necessary make additional brine using original recipe.
• In about 3 weeks the cucumbers should be olive green and have a desirable flavor.
• Any white spots will disappear in processing.
• Strain the brine before using as it is preferred for the added flavor.
• Pack pickles firmly into clean, hot quart jars.
• Add several pieces of dill and a clove or two of garlic to each jar, then cover with boiling brine to 1/2 inch from top.
• Adjust lids and process 15 minutes in water bath, beginning the time as soon as the jars are in the actively boiling water.
• Cloudiness of brine is typical when the original brine is used as the covering liquid.